Pulte Homes Reviews

Pulte does not standby their product. Response time to warranty issues related to heating, plumbing and appliances is slow. You can wait more than a week for an initial service visit and the repairs can take weeks to complete. Pulte does not seem to be concerned with the quality of the components they use to build the houses and they do not take any responsibility for the individual components such as the furnace, appliances, and windows, etc. The homeowner has to resolve any issues with these components directly with the manufacturers.

Hello, This is second time we are building a new home. This time it was from a big national builder-Pulte Homes. We liked their open concept plan and we think we got a good price for the house. But the build experience was bad. Lot of dried up drywall dust on the floor and windows, it was not cleaned up well especially on window frames. They had missed some key things we had purchased-no garage opening machine and keypads, flat panel tv package etc. The walk through and closing was all rushed because of issues with county inspections so we couldn't do a comprehensive check before closing. I do give credit they did address the missed items upon closing but quality of drywall painting and cleaning is something they have to address. ... More

If I could give no start for the workmanship, I would. The workmanship needs to a major improvement. Compare to other national builder, Pulte has proven to be fallen short. We have experience with another builder which was great experience from the moment we made the purchase of the lot, to the workmanship and the details of the aesthetics. These little details are very important to home buyers. They are important to us, yet, we have found so many flaws , which some are dangerous (such as carpet staples coming out and poking anyone who walks on carpet) in our home that create this overwhelming disappointment. ... More

Structurally our home appears good. Fine details are really terrible. We just gave up on complaining because it never got addressed. Even when they came to fix it multiple times. When you choose Pulte, you get a great neighborhood, but not a great house. (To the point when others come in and point out the bad looking fine details.)

Sewage Flood - Pulte response was to offer $100 visa gift card.

If I had it to do over again. would not buy a Pulte Home.

Quality of the home is poor and not meeting customer standard or satisfaction.

Drive way is cracking after 7 day of move in , most of the issues that we pointed out before the closing never got fix , tile floor is uneven, trim work is really poor , caulking in some areas looks like a 5 years old did it , you can see where on the walls where the paint was touch up , a lots of areas with a rough texture , we had a irrigation leak for almost a month , over spray in windows on the outside , trims in the house not painted right , overall a bunch of little stuff that will take my time out of work so I can be there for the bunch of vendors that will be going in and out my house , a big inconvenience because no one from pulte will Pay me for that time that I’ll be missing ... More

You can't have a quality product if you don't hire skilled employee's and sub-contractors. They make excuses but never get it fixed.

I would never build another home with Pulte. The people are nice and the paperwork processes were modern, but the home itself has the cheapest materials and fixtures, with little to no attention to detail. Uneven floors, lumpy yard, hacked cabinets, 40gal water tank for 4 bed, 3,000+ sq. ft. And after all the months of construction seems as if it was only broom swept.

We closed on our new home on Halloween, 10/31/19, after doing a walk through a few days prior. Closing on Pulte's schedule has turned out to be a mistake. We were assured that all open items would be addressed expeditiously. Although a few issues have been taken care of, the majority has not. So we are apparently no longer a priority as Pulte constructs new homes around us. Our excitement about moving into a new community in a brand new home has been dampened by Pulte's lack of professionalism and apparent disinterest in making things right. We have learned a valuable lesson should we ever decide to build again - DO NOT CLOSE until everything is delivered as promised. ... More

When I receive the keys, the walls are cracked. The doors are cracked. The garage doors are wrong.

I can preface this with "should have gotten everything in writing", but in the moment easier said than done. Our experience started off great with a sales person telling us everything we wanted to hear, immediately after signing to start construction the experience began to degrade. Communication in the beginning was horrendous. All of the meetings we were told would be scheduled(in regards to construction) never were, unless we called endlessly to schedule them. The field managers were great during the build process but the quality of work was sub par. It appears that all of the contracts were given to the lowest bidder. "every" piece of visual detail was awful. Spackle was used as a universal fix for everything. Trim falling off the wall? Just lean it back up, no one will notice. To say the process was stressful would be an understatement. All in all once you get in the home and either repair issues yourself or just get over the small things, the home is nice, but if I had to do it over again I likely wouldn't have gone with a pulte new construction home. ... More

Our home got delayed due to inclement weather and unfavorable soil conditions for months. Minor items requested in the initial contract were not fulfilled. Those issues were brought up during quality walks. Most items were taken care at the end. The quality of drywall is poor - thin walls and easily dented. The trim along all the home was not cut properly. Every door edge is rough and even injured my child. The field manager's response is that Pulte is interested in making profits - buying a product that is cheaper than providing quality finish. Plumbing soldering was not performed on one of the shower pipes - resulting in flooding through drywall. Two window decorative shutters do not stay in place - needed plastic screws replaced. Our vehicles barely fit in 3 car garages - why could not they make the entry a few inches wider especially many residents have minivans and pick up trucks. My previous 15 year old house built by Pulte has better quality with materials and workmanship than the latest homes I see here in Detroit and Cleveland areas. Since Pulte builds at prime locations that are very attractive to families, many people tend to overlook some of the quality issues. But as discussed in private phone chat groups among owners, most people are not happy with Pulte homes and their attitude to own up to cheap builds while charging premium dollars on lots and builds. ... More

We have been in the house for 2 months in a new neighborhood. Between HOA issues, improperly installed irrigation systems, non-working electrical outlets, Bon-working heat pump, counter-top defects and other issues; we have had a contractor at the house every week since we moved in. The USPS couldn’t even get us our mail for over 3 weeks after we moved in, b/c Pulte didn’t get them a key to the mailboxes. Very disappointing to this point.

He wouldnt response to emails, texts or phone calls.

Pulte has not built our home to the expectations that Pulte has in the market. Our basement leaked and we had a contract come and fill it, but it's still unfinished, we moved the end of September and it's almost December but it has not been finished. I am surprised that there are no gutters on the side and the back of the house, Pulte has to do better than what is just expected of them. Overall, with garage door having an issue, crack on walls, poor quality paint every where, I am disappointed in the work and the quality of our home.

Very difficult to get a hold of someone to fix issues under warranty

This is my 3rd new house and the craftsmanship is disappointing, cheap materials, poor paint job, doors rub/warped. We have only been here a short time and now we are having appliance issues. The construction workers do not respect that someone is living here now, starting work before 7 am, parking in front of my house so guest can not, blocking my driveway. The supervisor was nice offering help after we moved in but he left with out introducing us to his replacement, abandoned us.

This was the first time we had a new house built and will definitely be the last. We had no idea what we were getting into. The day we put our deposit down we were instructed that we had to choose the plan we wanted that day. Next we were instructed to meet with the interior design team to pick out what we wanted inside the house. We were allotted only 3 hours to pick out everything from granite to cabinets , flooring and paint. I wished we were given more time as 3 hours is not near enough time to decide. Then 2 weeks before we closed there were several issues that needed to be corrected including the master bathroom tile, drywall and trim. After taking down the tile we were told the framing was off and that’s why the tile was uneven. We found that every time they would come in to fix something they would screw up something else. We feel like the cheap laborers they hire are careless and amateurs. We felt like it was a never ending process. I have to say they have been good about getting things fixed but why are we having to get alot of things fixed with a new house? We can understand a few things but not like this. If we had to do it all over again we would run the other way. ... More

Had to ask several times for things to be fixed, appointment were missed and requests were overlooked.

Low quality, shoddy work in some areas, poor customer service, misinformation, rushed design center appointment that missed significant details, excuses rather than fixes. Very disappointing, should have gone with DRHorton across the street.

Not happy with the quality of our build or the way the house was rushed to closing to meet numbers for builders production.

Unfortunately our excitement to move into our new home was quickly replaced with regret. This is the second house we have had built new and this one looks and feels like it was rushed to completion with little to no attention to detail. Our cabinets were not level, the handles were not even close to even, the trim and paint were both very sloppy, the stonework was falling apart (literally stone falling off), there was/is paint and stain on the carpet and tile, the yard wasn’t flattened before the sod was laid, the list goes on. They are currently working with us to get all of these items fixed, looking back we would not have closed until everything was fixed. The cost of the house does not match with the finished product. ... More

We’ve been in the house for nearly two months and our house still does not have the ability to have internet because Pulte did not coordinate properly with internet companies to make sure our house was serviceable